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I've been playing with the Insider preview builds for months. It's not really much different from W7. I'd say if you're one of the people getting it for free, go ahead and download it. Supposedly it's Microsoft's last operating system and from now on they'll be constantly updating it. If you have to buy it, I'd say buy it if you have W8, don't buy it if you have W7.

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If your version of Windows on both computers are genuine, you should have a square windows looking icon on your taskbar. That's the windows 10 upgrade icon. If it's there, it's free for you to download and install

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Yeah Ken. that's what one of the PC magazines online said. W7 has the most satisfied users. If you have that stick with it. Other than the different look of W10 the biggest thing people might miss is that it doesn't have Media Center in it anymore. I have no intention of upgrading. If I get a new rig I'll just get it with a formatted drive as I have the full W7 CD and license to stick in it.

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Yeah I keep a genuine W7 on hand as well. With the upgrades in my main machine(that I built myself) I'm a few years away from a new pc so I won't have to worry about W10 until my 13 year old insists on a laptop for school. Even then it'll be his decision if he wants to keep it or not. I'll suggest he keep it since it'll be the last operating system MS puts out(supposedly). It'll get all their attention in the future

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Yeah I keep a genuine W7 on hand as well. With the upgrades in my main machine(that I built myself) I'm a few years away from a new pc so I won't have to worry about W10 until my 13 year old insists on a laptop for school. Even then it'll be his decision if he wants to keep it or not. I'll suggest he keep it since it'll be the last operating system MS puts out(supposedly). It'll get all their attention in the future

I eagerly went to Windows 10 because to say I was not a fan of Windows 8 would be an understatement. In contrast, Windows 10 is much more user-friendly and practical. I like that I don't have to log in every time I stay away from the computer for any length of time and I don't have to keep flipping between the desktop and apps, etc.

I agree that Windows 7 was pretty good, but the only way to get that on a new computer is to pay for the "upgrade." Windows 8 came automatically with most systems.

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It's actually free. I don't have an old system to test it on to know how it would run. My oldest system has an AMD Phenom x4 processor, which is old tech but not ancient and it runs pretty snappy on that. Of course it also has 12Gigs of Ram so not really a fair test

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Not as big a gamer as I once was so the newer DirectX doesn't mean anything to me. Already running everything at 1600x900 which is fine on my 21 incher. Might go for a 24 incher later, next year maybe. 5GB of One Drive storage? I've got a half dozen 8GB thumbs, a couple of 16's and a 1TB External HD right on the desk. New Browser? Have both Firefox & Chrome installed along with IE11.

W7 is just fine for me. I ran Vista for some 7 years till I bought 7 and never saw why everyone was complaining about it. Liked the Old Windows movie maker in that. The Windows Live movie maker just Sucks. I have a Nero Suite taking the place of the old Windows DVD maker which ran fine for me too.

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Thought about Linux way back when Red Hat came out but don't think I want to go that way.

When I 1st went into Smartphones I had heard all about Apple leading all their customers around by the nose and figured I'd go Android.

Seems now though Apple has Nothing on Google for being the 800lb Gorilla these days. I've trashed Chrome and any G+ tie ins on my PC and am using Outlook on my phone. Screw Google! They already screwed me with Kit Kat and locking out the SD card and I hear Lollipop isn't any better. The newer LG Tribute I got about a year ago has Less in it than my old little HTC One V that lasted me for 3 years with ice Cream Sandwich and had plenty on it. I'm not about to pay $400-500 for a Phone! I have a PC at home & 2 Laptops, one at home and one at work. I'm not spending any More than $100 or so for a hand held phone but the Newer OS is squeezing the lower end phones out if you don't have a load of ROM in it. Load just a few Apps and you're out of room. I'll go back to a Flip Phone with Nothing first.